Lecithocera perigypsa

Lecithocera perigypsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. perigypsa
Binomial name
Lecithocera perigypsa
Meyrick, 1922

Lecithocera perigypsa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Sulawesi.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are lilac-fuscous with a suffused whitish costal streak from the base to the apex, shortly produced along the upper part of the termen. There are minute blackish marginal specks around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Meyrick, 1922: VI: New Micro-Lepidoptera. Zoologische Mededeelingen VII: 80-89. Full article:


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